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O*NET detailed work activityExamine medical instruments or equipment to ensure proper operation
Stays humanWatch & inspect
12 jobs12 tasks
Inspecting and monitoring in person means noticing what's off with your own eyes, ears and hands, and being accountable for calling it.
Part of Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 12 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments, or supplies.
- Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors.
- Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.
- Calibrate and test anesthesia equipment.
- Inspect, clean, test, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment is functioning safely and efficiently, ordering repairs when necessary.
- Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation.
- Complete quality control activities, monitor equipment operation, and report malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.
- Test magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment to ensure proper functioning and performance in accordance with specifications.
- Identify malfunctioning equipment or devices.
- Check, test, and maintain cardiology equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
- Test dosage evaluation instruments and survey meters to ensure they are operating properly.